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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ततः सूर्योदये धौम्यः कृत्वाह्निकमरिंदम। आर्ष्टिषेणेन सहितः पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तत ॥०३-१६०-१॥

tataḥ sūryodaye dhaumyaḥ kṛtvā ahnikam ariṃdama | ārṣṭiṣeṇena sahitaḥ pāṇḍavān abhyavartata ॥03-160-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (the sage); कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; आह्निकम् (ahnikam) - daily rites; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; आर्ष्टिषेणेन (ārṣṭiṣeṇena) - with Ārṣṭiṣeṇa; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - being together; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached;]

(Then at sunrise Dhaumya, having performed the daily rites, O subduer of enemies, with Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, being together, the Pāṇḍavas he approached.)

Then, at sunrise, Dhaumya, having performed the daily rites together with Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, approached the Pāṇḍavas, O subduer of enemies. (3-160-1)

तेऽभिवाद्यार्ष्टिषेणस्य पादौ धौम्यस्य चैव ह। ततः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे ब्राह्मणांस्तानपूजयन् ॥०३-१६०-२॥

te'bhivādyārṣṭiṣeṇasya pādau dhaumyasya caiva ha. tataḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve brāhmaṇāṃstān apūjayan ॥03-160-2॥

[ते (te) - they; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अर्ष्टिषेणस्य (arṣṭiṣeṇasya) - of Arṣṭiṣeṇa; पादौ (pādau) - feet; धौम्यस्य (dhaumyasya) - of Dhaumya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - verily; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राञ्जलयः (prāñjalayaḥ) - with joined palms; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - the Brāhmaṇas; तान् (tān) - them; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - honored;]

(They, having saluted Arṣṭiṣeṇa's feet and Dhaumya's indeed, then with joined palms, all honored those Brāhmaṇas.)

After saluting the feet of Arṣṭiṣeṇa and also Dhaumya, they all, with joined palms, honored those Brāhmaṇas. (03-160-2)

ततो युधिष्ठिरं धौम्यो गृहीत्वा दक्षिणे करे। प्राचीं दिशमभिप्रेक्ष्य महर्षिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥०३-१६०-३॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dhaumyo gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe kare। prācīṃ diśam abhiprekṣya maharṣir idam abravīt ॥03-160-3॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira (accusative singular); धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (nominative singular); गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (by the hand); दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - right; करे (kare) - hand; प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having looked toward; महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]

(Then Dhaumya, having taken Yudhishthira by the right hand, having looked toward the eastern direction, the great sage said this.)

Then Dhaumya, taking Yudhishthira by the right hand and looking toward the east, the great sage spoke these words. (03-160-3)

असौ सागरपर्यन्तां भूमिमावृत्य तिष्ठति। शैलराजो महाराज मन्दरोऽभिविराजते ॥०३-१६०-४॥

asau sāgaraparyantāṃ bhūmim āvṛtya tiṣṭhati. śailarājo mahārāja mandar o'bhivirājate ॥03-160-4॥

[असौ (asau) - that (visible, at a distance); सागरपर्यन्तां (sāgaraparyantām) - ending-at-the-ocean; extending as far as the ocean; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth; land; आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered; enveloping; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; remains; शैलराजः (śailarājaḥ) - mountain-king; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mandara (proper noun; name of a mountain); अभिविराजते (abhivirājate) - shines forth; appears splendid;]

(That stands enveloping the land extending as far as the ocean. The mountain-king, great king Mandara, shines forth.)

That, covering the land extending to the ocean, stands there. The king of mountains, the great Mandara, shines brilliantly. (03-160-4)

इन्द्रवैश्रवणावेतां दिशं पाण्डव रक्षतः। पर्वतैश्च वनान्तैश्च काननैश्चोपशोभिताम् ॥०३-१६०-५॥

indravaiśravaṇāvetāṃ diśaṃ pāṇḍava rakṣataḥ। parvataiś ca vanāntaiś ca kānanais copaśobhitām ॥03-160-5॥

[इन्द्रवैश्रवणौ (indravaiśravaṇau) - Indra and Vaiśravaṇa; (proper names, nominative dual masculine); एतां (etāṃ) - this; (accusative singular feminine); दिशं (diśam) - direction; region; (accusative singular feminine); पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; (vocative singular; an epithet for Yudhiṣṭhira/Arjuna etc.); रक्षतः (rakṣataḥ) - protect; guarding; (dual, present active participle nominative masculine); पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - by mountains; (instrumental plural masculine); च (ca) - and; (conjunction); वनान्तैः (vanāntaiḥ) - by forest interiors; (instrumental plural neuter); च (ca) - and; (conjunction); काननैः (kānanaiḥ) - by groves; forests; (instrumental plural neuter); च (ca) - and; (conjunction); उपशोभिताम् (upaśobhitām) - adorned; embellished; (accusative singular feminine participle);]

(Indra and Vaiśravaṇa this direction, O Pāṇḍava, (are) guarding; adorned by mountains and forest interiors and groves;)

O Pāṇḍava, Indra and Vaiśravaṇa protect this region, which is adorned with mountains, forest interiors, and groves. (03-160-5)

एतदाहुर्महेन्द्रस्य राज्ञो वैश्रवणस्य च। ऋषयः सर्वधर्मज्ञाः सद्म तात मनीषिणः ॥०३-१६०-६॥

etad āhur mahendrasya rājño vaiśravaṇasya ca। ṛṣayaḥ sarvadharmajñāḥ sadma tāta manīṣiṇaḥ॥03-160-6॥

[एतद् (etad) - this; आहुः (āhuḥ) - (they) say; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (great Indra); राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera); च (ca) - and; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the seers; सर्वधर्मज्ञाः (sarvadharmajñāḥ) - knowers of all dharmas (duties); सद्म (sadma) - abode; तात (tāta) - dear (addressing as 'dear one' or 'father'); मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise;]

(This (they) say: of Mahendra, of the king, of Vaiśravaṇa and the seers, knowers of all dharmas, the abode, dear one, (is) the wise.)

Dear one, the wise say that this is the abode of Mahendra, of the king, of Vaiśravaṇa, and of the seers who know all dharmas. (03-160-6)

अतश्चोद्यन्तमादित्यमुपतिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजाः। ऋषयश्चापि धर्मज्ञाः सिद्धाः साध्याश्च देवताः ॥०३-१६०-७॥

ataś cod yantam ādityam upatiṣṭhanti vai prajāḥ। ṛṣayaś cāpi dharmajñāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāś ca devatāḥ॥03-160-7॥

[अतः (ataḥ) - from this; च (ca) - and; उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - Sun; उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - worship; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - knowers of dharma; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - sādhyas; च (ca) - and; देवताः (devatāḥ) - divinities;]

(From this and the rising Sun the creatures indeed worship; sages and also knowers of dharma, perfected beings, sādhyas and divinities.)

Therefore, all creatures indeed worship the rising Sun; sages, knowers of dharma, perfected beings, sādhyas, and the gods also do so. (03-160-7)

यमस्तु राजा धर्मात्मा सर्वप्राणभृतां प्रभुः। प्रेतसत्त्वगतीमेतां दक्षिणामाश्रितो दिशम् ॥०३-१६०-८॥

yamastu rājā dharmātmā sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ prabhuḥ। pretasattvagatīmetāṃ dakṣiṇāmāśrito diśam ॥03-160-8॥

[यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; (the god of death); तु (tu) - but; however; राजा (rājā) - king; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - whose nature is Dharma; righteous-souled; सर्वप्राणभृतां (sarvaprāṇabhṛtām) - of all beings possessing life; of all living creatures; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; master; प्रेतसत्त्वगतीम् (pretasattvagatīm) - the path (gatīm) of departed spirits (pretasattva); एताम् (etām) - this; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - having resorted to; residing in; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; quarter;]

(But Yama, the king, righteous-souled, lord of all beings possessing life, having resorted to this path of departed spirits, the southern direction.)

But Yama, the king who is righteous and lord of all living beings, having taken up this path of the dead, dwells in the southern direction. (03-160-8)

एतत्संयमनं पुण्यमतीवाद्भुतदर्शनम्। प्रेतराजस्य भवनमृद्ध्या परमया युतम् ॥०३-१६०-९॥

etatsaṃyamanaṃ puṇyamatīvādbhutadarśanam। pretarājasya bhavanamṛddhyā paramayā yutam॥03-160-9॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; संयमनम् (saṃyamanam) - restraint; control; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - auspicious; virtuous; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; very; अद्भुतदर्शनम् (adbhutadarśanam) - wonderful-to-be-seen; प्रेतराजस्य (pretarājasya) - of the king of the departed (Yama); भवनम् (bhavanam) - the abode; palace; ऋद्ध्या (ṛddhyā) - with prosperity; with grandeur; परमया (paramayā) - with supreme; युतम् (yutam) - endowed; possessed;]

(This restraint, auspicious, exceedingly wonderful to behold, the abode of the king of the departed, endowed with supreme prosperity.)

This regulation is auspicious and exceedingly marvelous to behold, being the abode of the king of the departed (Yama), endowed with supreme grandeur. (03-160-9)

यं प्राप्य सविता राजन्सत्येन प्रतितिष्ठति। अस्तं पर्वतराजानमेतमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥०३-१६०-१०॥

yaṃ prāpya savitā rājan satyena pratitiṣṭhati। astaṃ parvatarājānam etam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ ॥03-160-10॥

[यं (yaṃ) - whom; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; सविता (savitā) - the sun (Savitṛ); राजन् (rājan) - O king; सत्येन (satyena) - through truth; प्रतितिष्ठति (pratitiṣṭhati) - abides; अस्तं (astaṃ) - the setting; पर्वतराजानम् (parvatarājānam) - king of mountains; एतम् (etam) - this; आहु: (āhuḥ) - they say; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones;]

(Whom, having reached, the sun, O king, through truth abides. The setting king of mountains, this, they say, the wise ones.)

O king, having reached whom, the sun abides by truth. The wise say that this (place) is called the king of mountains at sunset. (03-160-10)

एतं पर्वतराजानं समुद्रं च महोदधिम्। आवसन्वरुणो राजा भूतानि परिरक्षति ॥०३-१६०-११॥

etaṁ parvatarājānaṁ samudraṁ ca mahodadhim। āvasan varuṇo rājā bhūtāni parirakṣati ॥03-160-11॥

[एतं (etaṁ) - this (accusative singular masculine); पर्वतराजानं (parvatarājānam) - mountain-king (accusative singular masculine); समुद्रं (samudram) - the ocean (accusative singular masculine); च (ca) - and; महोदधिम् (mahodadhim) - great ocean (accusative singular masculine); आवसन् (āvasan) - inhabiting (participle, nominative singular masculine); वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (nominative singular masculine, proper noun); राजा (rājā) - king (nominative singular masculine); भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings (accusative plural neuter); परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects (third person singular present);]

(This mountain-king, and the ocean, the great ocean—inhabiting, Varuṇa the king protects the beings.)

Varuṇa the king, inhabiting this mountain lord and the great ocean, protects all beings. (03-160-11)

उदीचीं दीपयन्नेष दिशं तिष्ठति कीर्तिमान्। महामेरुर्महाभाग शिवो ब्रह्मविदां गतिः ॥०३-१६०-१२॥

udīcīṃ dīpayanneṣa diśaṃ tiṣṭhati kīrtimān। mahāmerurmahābhāga śivo brahmavidāṃ gatiḥ ॥03-160-12॥

[उदीचीं (udīcīṃ) - northern; दीपयन् (dīpayan) - illuminating; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - renowned; महामेरुः (mahāmeruḥ) - the great Meru (mountain); महाभाग (mahābhāga) - most fortunate; शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious; ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman; गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal;]

(Illuminating the northern direction, this renowned, the great Meru, most fortunate, auspicious, is the goal of the knowers of Brahman.)

This great, renowned Meru Mountain, illuminating the northern direction, is most fortunate, auspicious, and is the goal of those who know Brahman. (03-160-12)

यस्मिन्ब्रह्मसदश्चैव तिष्ठते च प्रजापतिः। भूतात्मा विसृजन्सर्वं यत्किञ्चिज्जङ्गमागमम् ॥०३-१६०-१३॥

yasmin brahma-sadaś caiva tiṣṭhate ca prajā-patiḥ। bhūta-ātmā visṛjan sarvaṃ yat kiñcit jaṅgama-agamam ॥03-160-13॥

[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; ब्रह्मसदः (brahmasadaḥ) - assembly of Brahma; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - abides; च (ca) - and; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati; भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the soul of beings; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - sending forth; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यत् (yat) - whatever; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; जङ्गम (jaṅgama) - moving; अगमम् (agamam) - and unmoving;]

(In which assembly of Brahma and indeed Prajapati abides, the soul of beings, sending forth all whatever anything moving and unmoving.)

That wherein abide the assembly of Brahma and indeed Prajapati, the soul of beings, sending forth all things, whatever is moving or unmoving. (03-160-13)

यानाहुर्ब्रह्मणः पुत्रान्मानसान्दक्षसप्तमान्। तेषामपि महामेरुः स्थानं शिवमनामयम् ॥०३-१६०-१४॥

yān āhur brahmaṇaḥ putrān mānasān dakṣa-saptamān। teṣām api mahāmeruḥ sthānaṃ śivam anāmayam॥03-160-14॥

[यान (yān) - those whom; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; मानसान् (mānasān) - born from the mind; दक्षसप्तमान् (dakṣa-saptamān) - Dakṣa as the seventh; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अपि (api) - also; महामेरुः (mahāmeruḥ) - Mahāmeru; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious; अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from affliction;]

(Those whom they say are the mind-born sons of Brahmā, Dakṣa being the seventh, for them also Mahāmeru is the abode, auspicious and free from affliction.)

Those whom people say are the mind-born sons of Brahmā, with Dakṣa as the seventh, for them as well, Mahāmeru is the auspicious and flawless abode. (03-160-14)

अत्रैव प्रतितिष्ठन्ति पुनरत्रोदयन्ति च। सप्त देवर्षयस्तात वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सदा ॥०३-१६०-१५॥

atraiva pratitiṣṭhanti punar atrodayanti ca। sapta devarṣayastāta vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sadā ॥03-160-15॥

[अत्रैव (atraiva) - right here; प्रतितिष्ठन्ति (pratitiṣṭhanti) - they stand firmly; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अत्र (atra) - here; उदयन्ति (udayanti) - they arise; च (ca) - and; सप्त (sapta) - seven; देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; तात (tāta) - O dear; वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः (vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ) - headed by Vasiṣṭha; सदा (sadā) - always;]

(Right here they stand firmly, again here they arise; seven divine sages, O dear, headed by Vasiṣṭha always.)

Right here the seven divine sages, always headed by Vasiṣṭha, stand established, and here again they reappear, O dear. (3-160-15)

देशं विरजसं पश्य मेरोः शिखरमुत्तमम्। यत्रात्मतृप्तैरध्यास्ते देवैः सह पितामहः ॥०३-१६०-१६॥

deśaṁ virajasaṁ paśya meroḥ śikharam uttamam। yatrātmatṛptair adhyāste devaiḥ saha pitāmahaḥ ॥03-160-16॥

[देशम् (deśam) - region; विरजसम् (virajasam) - free from dust; पश्य (paśya) - behold; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; शिखरम् (śikharam) - summit; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest; यत्र (yatra) - where; आत्मतृप्तैः (ātmatṛptaiḥ) - self-content; अध्यास्ते (adhyāste) - dwells; देवैः (devaiḥ) - with the gods; सह (saha) - together with; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the Grandfather;]

(Behold the region free from dust, the highest summit of Meru, where the Grandfather dwells together with the gods who are self-content.)

Behold the dustless realm, the highest peak of Meru, where the Grandfather dwells with the self-satisfied gods. (03-160-16)

यमाहुः सर्वभूतानां प्रकृतेः प्रकृतिं ध्रुवम्। अनादिनिधनं देवं प्रभुं नारायणं परम् ॥०३-१६०-१७॥

yam āhuḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ prakṛteḥ prakṛtiṃ dhruvam | anādi-nidhanaṃ devaṃ prabhuṃ nārāyaṇaṃ param ॥03-160-17॥

[यम् (yam) - whom; आहुः (āhuḥ) - (they) call; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - of all beings; प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - of (their) nature; प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - origin; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal; अनादिनिधनम् (anādi-nidhanam) - beginningless and endless; देवम् (devam) - divine; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa; परम् (param) - supreme;]

(Whom (they) call the nature of all beings, the origin of nature, the eternal, beginningless and endless, the divine, the lord, Nārāyaṇa, the supreme.)

He whom (they) call the nature of all beings, the unchanging origin of nature, the beginningless, endless, divine lord Nārāyaṇa, the supreme. (03-160-17)

ब्रह्मणः सदनात्तस्य परं स्थानं प्रकाशते। देवाश्च यत्नात्पश्यन्ति दिव्यं तेजोमयं शिवम् ॥०३-१६०-१८॥

brahmaṇaḥ sadanāttasya paraṁ sthānaṁ prakāśate। devāśca yatnātpaśyanti divyaṁ tejomayaṁ śivam ॥03-160-18॥

[ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman; सदनात् (sadanāt) - from the abode; तस्य (tasya) - his; परम् (param) - supreme; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; च (ca) - and; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - by effort; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; तेजोमयम् (tejomayam) - full of radiance; शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious;]

(From the abode of Brahman, his supreme place shines forth. And the gods, by effort, see the divine, radiant, auspicious one.)

From the abode of Brahman, his supreme place becomes revealed. The gods, through effort, perceive the divine and radiant auspicious one. (03-160-18)

अत्यर्कानलदीप्तं तत्स्थानं विष्णोर्महात्मनः। स्वयैव प्रभया राजन्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं देवदानवैः ॥०३-१६०-१९॥

atyarkānaladīptaṃ tatsthānaṃ viṣṇormahātmanaḥ। svayaiva prabhayā rājan duṣprekṣyaṃ devadānavaiḥ॥03-160-19॥

[अत्यर्क (atyarka) - surpassing the sun; अनल (anala) - fire; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - blazing; तत् (tat) - that; स्थानं (sthānaṃ) - place; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great-souled; स्वयैव (svayaiva) - by its own (self) indeed; प्रभया (prabhayā) - by brilliance; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं (duṣprekṣyaṃ) - difficult to behold; देवदानवैः (devadānavaiḥ) - by the gods and dānavas;]

(Surpassing the sun and fire, blazing, that place of Viṣṇu, the great-souled, by its own brilliance, O king, is difficult to behold by the gods and dānavas.)

O king, that blazing place of the great-souled Viṣṇu, surpassing the sun and fire, is by its very brilliance difficult for the gods and dānavas to behold. (03-160-19)

तद्वै ज्योतींषि सर्वाणि प्राप्य भासन्ति नोऽपि च। स्वयं विभुरदीनात्मा तत्र ह्यभिविराजते ॥०३-१६०-२०॥

tad vai jyotīṃṣi sarvāṇi prāpya bhāsanti no'pi ca। svayaṃ vibhuradīnātmā tatra hy abhivirājate ॥03-160-20॥

[तत् (tat) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; ज्योतींषि (jyotīṃṣi) - lights; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; भासन्ति (bhāsanti) - shine; नु (nu) - surely; अपि (api) - even; also; च (ca) - and; स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself; itself; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading; pervader; अदीनात्मा (adīnātmā) - not low-spirited in essence; undepressed self; तत्र (tatra) - there; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; अभिविराजते (abhivirājate) - shines forth;]

(That indeed, all lights having obtained, shine; surely, indeed, and even by itself, the all-pervading, undepressed self there indeed shines forth.)

That indeed is what all lights receive their brilliance from and shine; but even so, by itself, the all-pervading, undepressed Self alone shines forth there. (03-160-20)

यतयस्तत्र गच्छन्ति भक्त्या नारायणं हरिम्। परेण तपसा युक्ता भाविताः कर्मभिः शुभैः ॥०३-१६०-२१॥

yatayas tatra gacchanti bhaktyā nārāyaṇaṃ harim। pareṇa tapasā yuktā bhāvitāḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ॥03-160-21॥

[यतयः (yatayaḥ) - ascetics; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa; हरिम् (harim) - Hari; परेण (pareṇa) - supreme; तपसा (tapasā) - with austerity; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed; भाविताः (bhāvitāḥ) - purified; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions; शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious;]

(Ascetics there go with devotion to Nārāyaṇa Hari, endowed with supreme austerity, purified by auspicious actions.)

The ascetics, endowed with supreme austerity and purified by auspicious deeds, go there to Nārāyaṇa Hari with devotion. (03-160-21)

योगसिद्धा महात्मानस्तमोमोहविवर्जिताः। तत्र गत्वा पुनर्नेमं लोकमायान्ति भारत ॥०३-१६०-२२॥

yogasiddhā mahātmānas tamomohavivarjitāḥ। tatra gatvā punar nemaṁ lokam āyānti bhārata॥03-160-22॥

[योगसिद्धाः (yogasiddhāḥ) - perfected in yoga; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones; तमःमोहविवर्जिताः (tamomohavivarjitāḥ) - devoid of darkness and delusion; तत्र (tatra) - there; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; न (na) - not; इमं (imaṁ) - this; लोकम् (lokam) - world; आयान्ति (āyānti) - come; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(Perfected in yoga, great-souled ones, devoid of darkness and delusion, there having gone, again not this world come, O Bhārata.)

O Bhārata, those perfected in yoga, the great-souled ones devoid of darkness and delusion, having gone there, do not return to this world. (03-160-22)

स्थानमेतन्महाभाग ध्रुवमक्षयमव्ययम्। ईश्वरस्य सदा ह्येतत्प्रणमात्र युधिष्ठिर ॥०३-१६०-२३॥

sthānam etan mahābhāga dhruvam akṣayam avyayam। īśvarasya sadā hy etat praṇamātra yudhiṣṭhira॥03-160-23॥

[स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; एतत् (etat) - this; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - unchanging; ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - of the Lord; सदा (sadā) - always; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रणमात्र (praṇamātra) - by (your) salutation; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]

(Place this, O greatly fortunate one, eternal, imperishable, unchanging. Of the Lord always indeed this by (your) salutation, Yudhiṣṭhira.)

This place, O greatly fortunate Yudhiṣṭhira, is eternal, imperishable, and unchanging; it always belongs to the Lord, and (is attained) merely by your salutation. (03-160-23)

एतं ज्योतींषि सर्वाणि प्रकर्षन्भगवानपि। कुरुते वितमस्कर्मा आदित्योऽभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥०३-१६०-२४॥

etaṃ jyotīṃṣi sarvāṇi prakarṣan bhagavān api। kurute vitamas-karmā ādityaḥ abhi-pradakṣiṇam ॥03-160-24॥

[एतं (etaṃ) - this; (object); ज्योतींषि (jyotīṃṣi) - lights; radiances; (plural); सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; (neuter plural); प्रकर्षन् (prakarṣan) - drawing forth; carrying away; illuminating; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; the blessed one; अपि (api) - also; even; कुरुते (kurute) - does; makes; वितमस्कर्मा (vitamas-karmā) - whose action is to remove darkness; acting as dispeller of darkness; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; Aditya; अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhi-pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; moving around (in a holy manner);]

(This all lights drawing forth the Lord also does, whose action is to remove darkness, the Sun makes circumambulation.)

The Sun, the Lord, who dispels all darkness, draws forth all these lights and makes a sacred circumambulation as well. (3-160-24)

अस्तं प्राप्य ततः सन्ध्यामतिक्रम्य दिवाकरः। उदीचीं भजते काष्ठां दिशमेष विभावसुः ॥०३-१६०-२५॥

astaṃ prāpya tataḥ sandhyām-atikramya divākaraḥ। udīcīṃ bhajate kāṣṭhāṃ diśam-eṣa vibhāvasuḥ ॥03-160-25॥

[अस्तं (astaṃ) - the setting (west); प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from there; सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - twilight; evening; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having passed over; having crossed; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; उदीचीम् (udīcīm) - northern; भजते (bhajate) - resorts to; turns to; काष्ठाम् (kāṣṭhām) - direction; region; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; एष (eṣa) - this; विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - fire; here: shining one, the sun;]

(Having reached the setting (west), then, having passed over the twilight, the sun, this shining one, turns to the northern direction.)

After reaching the west and passing over the evening, the sun—the shining one—turns toward the northern direction. (03-160-25)

स मेरुमनुवृत्तः सन्पुनर्गच्छति पाण्डव। प्राङ्मुखः सविता देवः सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥०३-१६०-२६॥

sa merum-anuvṛttaḥ san punaḥ gacchati pāṇḍava। prāṅ-mukhaḥ savitā devaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite rataḥ ॥03-160-26॥

[स (sa) - he; मेरुम्-अनुवृत्तः (merum-anuvṛttaḥ) - Meru-following; सन् (san) - being; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅ-mukhaḥ) - with face towards the east; सविता (savitā) - the Sun; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सर्वभूतहिते (sarva-bhūta-hite) - in the welfare of all beings; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged;]

(He, being Meru-following, again goes, O Pāṇḍava. With face toward the east, the god Savitṛ is engaged in the welfare of all beings.)

He, following the path of Mount Meru, again moves forward, O Pāṇḍava. Facing east, the god Savitṛ is devoted to the welfare of all beings. (03-160-26)

स मासं विभजन्कालं बहुधा पर्वसन्धिषु। तथैव भगवान्सोमो नक्षत्रैः सह गच्छति ॥०३-१६०-२७॥

sa māsaṃ vibhajan kālaṃ bahudhā parvasandhiṣu. tathaiva bhagavān somo nakṣatraiḥ saha gacchati ॥03-160-27॥

[स (sa) - he; मासं (māsaṃ) - month; विभजन् (vibhajan) - dividing; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; पर्वसन्धिषु (parvasandhiṣu) - at the junctures of lunar days; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (the Moon); नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - with stars; सह (saha) - with; गच्छति (gacchati) - moves;]

(He, dividing the month, the time, in many ways, at the junctures of lunar days. In the same way, the blessed Soma moves together with the stars.)

He divides the month and time in many ways at the junctures of lunar days; likewise, the blessed Soma (Moon) moves together with the stars. (3-160-27)

एवमेष परिक्रम्य महामेरुमतन्द्रितः। भावयन्सर्वभूतानि पुनर्गच्छति मन्दरम् ॥०३-१६०-२८॥

evam eṣa parikramya mahāmeru-matandritaḥ। bhāvayan sarva-bhūtāni punar gacchati mandaram ॥03-160-28॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; परिक्रम्य (parikramya) - having circled; महामेरुम् (mahāmerum) - Mount Meru; अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - unwearied; भावयन् (bhāvayan) - causing to prosper; सर्वभूतानि (sarva-bhūtāni) - all beings; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes; मन्दरम् (mandaram) - to Mandara;]

(Thus he, having circled Mount Meru unwearied, causing all beings to prosper, again goes to Mandara.)

Thus, after circling Mount Meru tirelessly and fostering all beings, he again returns to Mandara. (03-160-28)

तथा तमिस्रहा देवो मयूखैर्भावयञ्जगत्। मार्गमेतदसम्बाधमादित्यः परिवर्तते ॥०३-१६०-२९॥

tathā tamisrahā devo mayūkhair bhāvayan jagat। mārgam etad asambādham ādityaḥ parivartate ॥03-160-29॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; in this way; तमिस्रहा (tamīsrahā) - destroyer of darkness; remover of darkness; देवः (devaḥ) - god; divine being; मयूखैः (mayūkhaiḥ) - with rays; with beams; भावयन् (bhāvayan) - illuminating; causing to shine; जगत् (jagat) - the world; universe; मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path; एतत् (etat) - this; असम्बाधम् (asambādham) - unobstructed; unimpeded; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun; Aditya; परिवर्तते (parivartate) - moves; revolves;]

(Thus, the destroyer of darkness god, with beams illuminating the world, the Sun moves on this unobstructed path.)

Thus, the Sun, the god who destroys darkness, illumining the world with his rays, travels along this unobstructed path. (03-160-29)

सिसृक्षुः शिशिराण्येष दक्षिणां भजते दिशम्। ततः सर्वाणि भूतानि कालः शिशिरमृच्छति ॥०३-१६०-३०॥

sisṛkṣuḥ śiśirāṇyeṣa dakṣiṇāṃ bhajate diśam। tataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kālaḥ śiśiramṛcchati॥03-160-30॥

[सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to bring forth; शिशिराणि (śiśirāṇi) - cold seasons; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (he); दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; भजते (bhajate) - resorts to; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures; कालः (kālaḥ) - Time; शिशिरम् (śiśiram) - cold season; ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains;]

(Desiring to bring forth the cold seasons, this (Time) resorts to the southern direction. Then all creatures, Time attains (leads into) the cold season.)

Desiring to bring forth the cold seasons, this Time moves toward the southern direction. Then, Time brings all creatures into the cold season. (03-160-30)

स्थावराणां च भूतानां जङ्गमानां च तेजसा। तेजांसि समुपादत्ते निवृत्तः सन्विभावसुः ॥०३-१६०-३१॥

sthāvarāṇāṃ ca bhūtānāṃ jaṅgamānāṃ ca tejasā। tejāṃsi samupādatte nivṛttaḥ san vibhāvasuḥ॥03-160-31॥

[स्थावराणां (sthāvarāṇām) - of immovable (beings); च (ca) - and; भूतानां (bhūtānām) - of beings; जङ्गमानां (jaṅgamānām) - of movable (beings); च (ca) - and; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; तेजांसि (tejāṃsi) - the shines (energies); समुपादत्ते (samupādatte) - completely takes up; निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - withdrawn; सन्विभावसुः (san vibhāvasuḥ) - being Vibhavasu (Fire);]

(Of the immovable and of beings and of movable (beings) and with brilliance, the shines (energies) completely takes up, withdrawn, being Vibhavasu (Fire).)

The fire, being withdrawn, completely absorbs the energies of both immovable and movable beings along with their brilliance. (03-160-31)

ततः स्वेदः क्लमस्तन्द्री ग्लानिश्च भजते नरान्। प्राणिभिः सततं स्वप्नो ह्यभीक्ष्णं च निषेव्यते ॥०३-१६०-३२॥

tataḥ svedaḥ klamastandrī glāniśca bhajate narān। prāṇibhiḥ satataṁ svapno hyabhīkṣṇaṁ ca niṣevyate॥03-160-32॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; after that; स्वेदः (svedaḥ) - sweat; क्लमः (klamaḥ) - fatigue; तन्द्री (tandrī) - lassitude; ग्लानिः (glāniḥ) - weakness; च (ca) - and; भजते (bhajate) - afflicts; (they) partake; नरान् (narān) - men; प्राणिभिः (prāṇibhiḥ) - by living beings; सततं (satataṁ) - always; constantly; स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - sleep; हि (hi) - indeed; अभीक्ष्णं (abhīkṣṇam) - repeatedly; frequently; च (ca) - and; निषेव्यते (niṣevyate) - is indulged; is experienced;]

(Then sweat, fatigue, lassitude, and weakness afflict men. By living beings, sleep is indeed always and frequently indulged.)

After that, sweat, fatigue, lassitude, and weakness affect men. Among living beings, sleep is always and repeatedly experienced. (03-160-32)

एवमेतदनिर्देश्यं मार्गमावृत्य भानुमान्। पुनः सृजति वर्षाणि भगवान्भावयन्प्रजाः ॥०३-१६०-३३॥

evam etad anirdeśyaṃ mārgam āvṛtya bhānumān। punaḥ sṛjati varṣāṇi bhagavān bhāvayan prajāḥ॥03-160-33॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; अनिर्देश्यं (anirdeśyaṃ) - indescribable; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered; भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the Sun; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सृजति (sṛjati) - produces; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - rains; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; भावयन् (bhāvayan) - nourishing; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings;]

(Thus, this (indescribable) path having been covered, the Sun again produces rains, the Lord nourishing the beings.)

Thus, having covered this indescribable path, the Sun, the Lord, again produces rains, nourishing the creatures. (03-160-33)

वृष्टिमारुतसन्तापैः सुखैः स्थावरजङ्गमान्। वर्धयन्सुमहातेजाः पुनः प्रतिनिवर्तते ॥०३-१६०-३४॥

vṛṣṭi-māruta-santāpaiḥ sukhaiḥ sthāvara-jaṅgamān। vardhayan su-mahā-tejāḥ punaḥ pratinivartate ॥03-160-34॥

[वृष्टि (vṛṣṭi) - by rain; by shower; by rainwater; मारुत (māruta) - by wind; by air; सन्तापैः (santāpaiḥ) - by heats; by burning; by warmth; सुखैः (sukhaiḥ) - by comforts; by pleasures; स्थावरजङ्गमान् (sthāvara-jaṅgamān) - the immobile and the mobile (beings); plants and animals; वर्धयन् (vardhayan) - causing to grow; nourishing; सुमहातेजाः (su-mahā-tejāḥ) - of exceedingly great brilliance; of very great energy; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रतिनिवर्तते (pratinivartate) - returns; goes back;]

(By rain, wind, heats, comforts, the immobile and the mobile (beings), causing to grow, one of exceedingly great brilliance again returns.)

He, of exceedingly great brilliance, having nourished the immobile and the mobile beings with rain, wind, heat and comfort, returns again. (03-160-34)

एवमेष चरन्पार्थ कालचक्रमतन्द्रितः। प्रकर्षन्सर्वभूतानि सविता परिवर्तते ॥०३-१६०-३५॥

evam eṣa caraṇ pārtha kālacakram atandritaḥ। prakarṣan sarvabhūtāni savitā parivartate॥03-160-35॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; चरन् (caran) - moving; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; कालचक्रम् (kālacakram) - the wheel of time; अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - untiring; प्रकर्षन् (prakarṣan) - carrying along; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; सविता (savitā) - the Sun; परिवर्तते (parivartate) - revolves;]

(Thus this, moving, O Pārtha, the wheel of time, untiring, carrying along all beings, the Sun revolves.)

Thus, O Pārtha, this Sun, moving untiringly and carrying along all beings, revolves the wheel of time. (03-160-35)

सन्तता गतिरेतस्य नैष तिष्ठति पाण्डव। आदायैव तु भूतानां तेजो विसृजते पुनः ॥०३-१६०-३६॥

santatā gatir etasya naiṣa tiṣṭhati pāṇḍava। ādāyaiva tu bhūtānāṃ tejo visṛjate punaḥ ॥03-160-36॥

[सन्तता (santatā) - continuousness; continuity; गतिः (gatiḥ) - motion; movement; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; of him; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; this one; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; remains; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; एव (eva) - indeed; just; तु (tu) - but; however; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; energy; विसृजते (visṛjate) - emits; sends forth; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]

(Continuous motion of this, not he stands, O Pāṇḍava. Having taken indeed but of beings the energy, he emits again.)

O Pāṇḍava, the movement of this (entity) is constant; it never stands still. Having taken the energy of beings, it again emits it. (03-160-36)

विभजन्सर्वभूतानामायुः कर्म च भारत। अहोरात्रान्कलाः काष्ठाः सृजत्येष सदा विभुः ॥०३-१६०-३७॥

vibhajan sarvabhūtānām āyuḥ karma ca bhārata। ahorātrān kalāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ sṛjati eṣaḥ sadā vibhuḥ॥03-160-37॥

[विभजन् (vibhajan) - dividing; separating; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan; कर्म (karma) - actions; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; अहोरात्रान् (ahorātrān) - days and nights; कलाः (kalāḥ) - time units (kalās); काष्ठाः (kāṣṭhāḥ) - time divisions (kāṣṭhās); सृजति (sṛjati) - creates; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (He); सदा (sadā) - always; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading (Lord);]

(Dividing the lifespan and actions of all beings, O Bhārata, this all-pervading (Lord) always creates days and nights, kalās, and kāṣṭhās.)

O Bhārata, always dividing the lifespan and actions of all beings, this all-pervading Lord creates days, nights, kalā units, and kāṣṭhā time divisions. (03-160-37)